Did you eventually get the thing solved?
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Ray, > No he bought a macbook pro at the time lion would come out within 2 weeks. In > that time, sl was still installed on new macs, but in those weeks you would > get a free lion license with the mac. However, how to get that license > working was a problem. But legal it was, yes. In other words, he bought the > mac 2 weeks before lion, and apple then gave sl installed, but because the > new os would come so soon, he was eligible for lion as well. > Paul. > On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > >> Uh, Paul, >> >> Question. You say your friend got Lion for free? I sort of hate to ask >> this; but, was this a legal legitimate acquisition of Lion? >> >> Seems to me something doesn't quite add up here. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >> >> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >> >> Skype name: >> barefootedray >> >> Facebook: >> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >> >> >> >> On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris b, >>> Thanks for the info. Regarding license issues, we did the right thing but >>> it was terribly cumbersome. In the time slot where lion was about to come >>> out, my friend in a neighbouring country bought himself a macbook pro. It >>> came with sl, but he got lion for free as soon as it would come out. To our >>> disappointment though, getting the lion license on to his computer did not >>> work out. We called is apple store and they gave us instructions, but no >>> luck. We lost an afternoon and a night struggling with it. So, I will give >>> him my lion installer next week, and help him install it over skype on >>> another windows machine. So yeah, he did the right thing. But the support >>> from the apple store, how to get the lion license my friend already payed >>> for at his purchase, on to his machine, was bad. Knowing that all lion >>> installers are the same, will solve our issue, so thanks a lot. Again. By >>> the way, this experience of not getting good help from an apple store is >>> rare, at least in my experience being a macbook owner, it never happened >>> before. >>> >>> Paul. >>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>>> Apple has never, to my knowledge, tracked their OS installs with serial >>>> numbers or the like. So you can install a single image onto multiple >>>> machines and they trust you will do the right thing as far as purchasing >>>> licenses. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 8/27/11 8:45 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>>>> Teresa, >>>>> Do you happen to know if the Lion installers are personalized with a >>>>> serial number or something else? I.e., once I have my Lion installer >>>>> downloaded, can I install that without any trouble on to someone else's >>>>> mac, to avoid having him download all of it? Just wondering. >>>>> Paul. >>>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think it's simply a matter of getting used to new ways of doing >>>>>> things, as happens with any change. I'm quite happy, even with mail. I >>>>>> like the new way of navigating it. It's more like navigating a webpage >>>>>> in Safari now. I know I can change it, but I'm going to keep using it >>>>>> this way and see if I get used to it. The only problem I'm having is >>>>>> downloading the install again, so I can put it onto a DVD. I didn't >>>>>> realize it would self-destruct. I've gotten download errors, but assume >>>>>> that's the servers going nuts. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway, the gist is that change is always a gamble, IMO … >>>>>> >>>>>> Teresa >>>>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In a word, No. lol. At least in my opinion. The mail issues are very >>>>>>> real. You can get around most of them but issues they are. But >>>>>>> besides mail, I don't think there's much to complain about. And keep >>>>>>> in mind, one something as big as a new OS comes out, most posts are >>>>>>> going to be people needing help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>>> Twitter& Skype: rwalker296 >>>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To speak frankly, all these issues I'm reading about, (especially the >>>>>>>> issues with mail) make me wonder now just whether or not I should pay >>>>>>>> $29.95 and upgrade to Lion or not. Could it quite possibly be that >>>>>>>> all these problems people are having result from trying to learn a new >>>>>>>> OS without having much in the way of manuals or guidance? Could it >>>>>>>> quite possibly be that there are faster and better ways of doing >>>>>>>> things than have been found so far? Now somewhat skeptical. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Skype name: >>>>>>>> barefootedray >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Facebook: >>>>>>>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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